The Cosby Show

Season 8

25 episodes

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  1. S08E01

    With This Ring?

    Vanessa brings home a boyfriend she has kept secret from her family.

  2. S08E02

    There's No Place Like This Home

    Cliff and Claire plan to build and extra room for their house, but there are some unforeseen issues.

  3. S08E03

    Particles in Motion

    Theo is nervous about his first parent/counselor meetings and student art exhibit. Cliff and family go to the exhibit. Rudy is smitten by one of Theo's students and Theo is smitten by a single mother of a student.

  4. S08E04

    Pam Applies to College

    Charmaine is applying to colleges and talks to Pam about attending the same one since they are best friends. Pam realizes she has to get better grades in order to get accepted into any college.

  5. S08E05

    Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown

    Rudy wants to see a rapper that is performing at a club for older teens. Rudy and her friends lie to their parents in order to get out that evening. When Cliff & Clair find out, they ask Pam to go to the club to keep an eye on Rudy.

  6. S08E06

    It's Apparent to Everyone

    Sondra & Elvin are excited about finding a home of their own. The twins Nelson and Winnie are getting on Cliff & Clair's nerves.

  7. S08E07

    The Iceman Bricketh

    Cliff's parents find out that Cliff & Clair are meeting Vanessa's fiancé for dinner and insist of meeting him as well. They want to make sure the guy is good enough for their granddaughter.

  8. S08E08

    Olivia's Field Trip

    Cliff is a chaperon for Olivia's field trip to a museum and he is not looking forward to it. Theo has a fund-raiser plan for the community center - selling silk screened t-shirts. But the t-shirts are not what he expected.

  9. S08E09

    For Men Only

    At the community center, Clair gives a legal clinic and Cliff gives a Men's Only clinic. Cliff's clinic teaches etiquette, getting a job, and more. His job session becomes more about being a responsible parent and preventing pregnancies.

  10. S08E10

    Olivia Comes Out of the Closet

    Olivia is sad because her father has to return to his ship for duty and Denise is going into town as well. Singer Miriam Makeba visits the Huxtable house.

  11. S08E11

    Two Is a Crowd

    Cliff & Clair plan a day at home alone, but Vanessa returns from college for the weekend, then her fiancé comes to find Vanessa. Rudy's friend Kenny comes to visit Rudy. They all talk to Cliff & Clair about their relationship issues.

  12. S08E12

    Clair's Place

    Cliff builds a room just for Clair, her own special place for work and retreat. Everyone, except Cliff, is upset that she wants to be alone and not spend time with them. Cliff tries to explain the purpose of a special room.

  13. S08E13

    Theo's Future

    Even with his job at the community center, making ends meet is still hard for Theo.

  14. S08E14

    The Price Is Wrong

    Pam and her friends help a group of senior citizens demonstrate against unfair prices at a supermarket.

  15. S08E15

    Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle

    Pam starts working as an assistant for Cliff. Cliff deals with an impatient pregnant patient who tends to misinterpret the instructions he gives her. Meanwhile, Kenny tries to make Rudy jealous by pretending he is dating someone.

  16. S08E16

    Eat, Drink and Be Wary

    Clair goes away for the weekend and tells Cliff he has to behave and not eat a lot of food that is not on his diet. No one believes he will stick to his diet. Rudy and her friends want to take the subway to a dance.

  17. S08E17

    The Getaway

    Sandra and Elvin prepare to move to their own home in New Jersey, but Cliff is still hesitant to believe it will really happen. But the movers arrive and boxes are packed on the truck.

  18. S08E18

    Cliff Gets Jilted

    Sandra & Elvin hold a house warming party - but it is held at Cliff & Clair's house. Vanessa breaks the news that she and Dabnis have broken their engagement. Cliff is more upset than Vanessa.

  19. S08E19

    Cliff and Theo Come Clean

    Olivia's school project is to write about an adult when they were a child, and she writes about Cliff. Theo turns down a corporate job in California so he can finish graduate school in New York. One of Theo's students finds $600.

  20. S08E20

    Clair's Reunion

    Clair and her college friends get together to discuss their school days and to plan an honor for a retiring professor.

  21. S08E21

    Rudy's Retreat

    Now that Rudy is a teenager, she starts to stretch her rights and independence, wants to be her own person. Sondra & Elvin are writing their wills and need to select guardians for their children.

  22. S08E22

    You Can't Stop the Music

    Willie Colón and Mario Bauzá, legendary Salsa and Latin music performers, play themselves to perform a concert on a local radio station. Clair, who represents them, and Cliff, a big-time fan, go to the station to watch the performance.

  23. S08E23

    Some Gifts Aren't Deductible

    As tax day approaches, Cliff tries to get deductions for extended family members, but Claire rebuffs him. Meanwhile, Kenny organizes a surprise birthday party for his girlfriend Deirdre because he's ashamed that he only bought her socks as a gift.

  24. S08E24

    And So We Commence (1)

    Theo graduates from college, and Cliff thinks back to an earlier time at the ceremony; the series end with Cliff and Claire dancing away off the studio.

  25. S08E25

    And So We Commence (2)

    After the family attends Theo's graduation and Olivia leaves for Singapore, Cliff and Clair share a quiet moment.

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